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Michael Smith

146 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
46%
−29 pts vs the USPTO range 38% to 55%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
18.0 mo
−0.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
30%
+2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification21 apps
F16K 16 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics8 apps
F42B 8 apps
H04B Transmission7 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information5 apps

Art units

375317 apps
28559 apps
28377 apps
36417 apps
17356 apps
28826 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19696295Ammunition Cartridge2026-06-02Pending00n/a
19445543Apparatus and Methods for Friction Welding Appurtenances to Storage Tanks2026-01-10Pending00n/a
19007463Variation Recognition between Heterogeneous Computer Systems2024-12-31Abandoned107.4 mo
15858634Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15720100Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15248584Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15184657Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15284417Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15338364Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15426932Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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